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Verizon DROID smartphone incoming as ‘DroidLanding’ initiates [Update]

By Cory Gunther
on 18 Jun, 2013

Oh snap, what do we have here? For all you longtime readers and Verizon fans, the extremely popular @DroidLanding Twitter page (official by the way) has been a source for upcoming Verizon DROID smartphones for a long time. Dating back to the DROID X, Motorola DROID 2/3, and much more. The promotional Twitter page has been silent since the original DROID RAZR in November of 2011, and today it has fired up again and has our interest seriously piqued.

Motorola ‘XFON’ stops by the FCC for US Cellular as specs leak

By Cory Gunther
on 18 Jun, 2013

To be honest, we're almost getting sick of seeing all these leaks and details about Motorola's upcoming XFON, X-Phone, Moto X, or whatever this device will be called. It has leaked more times than a leaky faucet, and we'd really just like all the details at this point. A few weeks back Motorola's CEO Dennis Woodside confirmed the device would be coming soon and be "broadly" available, and we've seen FCC filings for all major US carriers. Can't we just have it already?

Motorola: digital tattoos and vitamin authentication pills are the future

By Cory Gunther
on 31 May, 2013

At the big D11 conference yesterday we learned a lot about Google and Motorola's plans. Obviously a lot of their focus is on the upcoming Motorola X-Phone, but the company is also looking into the future too. With wearable computing like Google Glass and beyond quickly approaching our daily lives, Motorola wants to be at the front of the pack with many new technologies. Things like digital tattoos and even pills that you can swallow to replace your passwords.

Motorola “Google Edition” phones up next

By Cory Gunther
on 31 May, 2013

When Google purchased Motorola for over $12 billion in 2011, many (myself included) thought Motorola would be the first company to release what we're now seeing as Google or Nexus experience phones. However, Samsung managed to beat them to the punch, and now even HTC. What gives? Google told us they built a firewall between Android and Motorola, but could the next wave of Motorola phones all be Google Editions? Yup.

Motorola to launch hero Moto X contextually-aware smartphone this summer

By Brittany Hillen
on 29 May, 2013

At today's D11 conference, Motorola's Dennis Woodside talked about the company's ambitious plans to reinvent itself via the launch of a handful of smartphones, starting with a "hero" device called the Moto X. Such a device will be contextually-aware of its surroundings via low-powered sensors, enabling it to respond in ways that Woodside says isn't available on current smartphone offerings.

Verizon Motorola XFON clears the FCC as we wait for launch

By Cory Gunther
on 28 May, 2013

So there's multiple new smartphones on the way from the folks at Motorola. We're now nearly halfway through 2013 with nothing from the manufacturer when all others have pushed out new products, so hopefully they have something exciting. The Motorola X-Phone has been talked about a lot, then leaked as the XFON, and now we're seeing it clear the FCC for Verizon.

Motorola XFON clears the FCC on way to AT&T

By Cory Gunther
on 11 May, 2013

Things are starting to get interesting regarding Motorola's upcoming smartphone lineup. We've been waiting to see what Motorola and Google cook up together, and today that may have been revealed in an FCC filing. The device is being listed as the Motorola XT1058 with 4G LTE and headed to AT&T. Most likely this is the X-Phone (or XFON) and more details on why can be found below.

Google axes the Motorola X-Phone in latest Analyst report

By Cory Gunther
on 10 May, 2013

With only a few days left before Google's annual developer event Google I/O kicks off, we're starting to hear some bad news regarding the Motorola X-Phone. While most of the reports have only been rumors, last night some analyst reports suggested Google has actually axed the X-Phone. Claiming that Google is distancing themselves from the phone simply because it isn't up to their standards.

Motorola may have “abused its position” during Apple patent fight

By Robert Nelson
on 6 May, 2013

EU officials have recently gone after Motorola Mobility saying they may have abused their position when they filed a patent injunction against Apple. Basically, the EU Competition Commission has said Motorola went after the injunction even as Apple made attempts at working towards an agreement.

Motorola XFON tipped for all major US carriers – including Verizon

By Cory Gunther
on 3 May, 2013

Yesterday we finally received what could be our first look at the highly talked about and rumored Motorola X-Phone being jointly designed by Google. The always accurate @evleaks dropped a trio of images showing an unreleased mystery Motorola phone with a protective case hiding the design. And now, we have some additional details suggesting an arrival on Verizon, and others in early July.